Evidence-Based Practices

Mental health treatment is a large investment, and not just a financial one. Clients, families, and clinicians can spend copious amounts of time and energy engaging in treatment and confronting a full range of powerful and painful emotions. They are willing to do so because they believe that desired outcomes will be met and the problems that initiated treatment will improve. When we utilize evidence-based programs, we are investing in methods supported by rigorous clinical studies and proven to be effective.

Evidence-Based Programs Must Take into Account:

the best available research evidence bearing on whether and why a treatment works,

clinical expertise (clinical judgment and experience) to rapidly identify each patient’s unique health state and diagnosis, their individual risks and benefits of potential interventions, and